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علي بن إسماعيل

'Ali ibn Isma'il

'Ali ibn Isma'il kept company with al-Riḍā (ʿa) and was of Kufa / Basra.

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

When he lived

The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Riḍā (ʿa)

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19 narrations 47% of them in Al-Kāfi 59 men stand next to him in a chain →

Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.

Every narration whose chain this database resolves to him — the figure his seal draws. Resolved name by name, so a namesake of his is not among them.

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  1. And whatever is narrated from Ali ibn Ismaʿil Al-Mithami, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #377 Volume 5 Read the narration
  2. أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ الْمِیثَمِیِّ عَنْ بَشِیرٍ الدَّهَّانِ عَمَّنْ ذَکَرَهُ عَنْ مِیثَمٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ

    2. The Almighty Allah says: “My mercy will not reach one who testifies falsely and a fornicator will not come near Me on…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #843 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain persons of his people from Ali ibn ’Isma‘il al- Maythamiy from abu al-Jarud who have said the following

    “I once visited abu Ja‘far (a.s.). He was sitting on a certain furnishing. I kept touching it with my hand. He (the…

    Al-Kāfi #2064 Volume 6 Read the narration
  4. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Salmah ibn al-Khattab, from al-Hassan ibn Rashid from Ali ibn Isma’il al-Mithamiy from Habib al- Khath’amiy who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far al-Mansur once wrote to Muhammad ibn Khalid, his governor of al-Madinah, to ask people of al-Madinah about…

    Al-Kāfi #1946 Volume 3 Read the narration
  5. 33. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Ishaq from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Ali ibn Isma’il al-Maythamiy from ‘Abd al-‘A’la Mawla ‘Ala Sam who has said the following

    “I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘We count for them a strict…

    Al-Kāfi #962 Volume 3 Read the narration
  6. Hadith.4984 - Ali ibn Ismail Al-Mithami narrated from Basheer, who said

    "I read in some books that Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, said: 'I will not grant My (swt) mercy to the one who…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #18 Volume 4 Read the narration
  7. “I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh say, ‘A man once came to the Prophet (ṣ) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have a family with…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #98 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. Muhammad b. al-Hasan narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us from Muhammad b. Ahmad from `Ali b. Isma`il from Muhammad b. `Amr al-Zayyaat from Fa’id al-Hannat from Abu’l Hasan Musa b. Ja`far (as). He said

    Whoever visits the grave of al-Husayn (as), cognizant of his right, Allah will forgive him his past and future sins.

    Al-Amālī #245 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that patience and misfortune race toward a believing person but misfortune finds him…

    Al-Kāfi #848 Volume 3 Read the narration
  10. 3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Rashid who has that reported to us Ali ibn ’Isma‘il al-Maythami who has said that

    narrated to us Rabi’i ibn ‘Abdallah who has said that said to him ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu ‘Abdallah the following. “I…

    Al-Kāfi #980 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 9. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Asem from Ali ibn ’Isma‘il al-Mithami from ibn Rib‘i ibn ‘Abd Allah from al-Fudayl who has said the following

    “I once asked Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about these things with which people play, like dice, chess... until I mentioned…

    Al-Kāfi #1842 Volume 6 Read the narration
  12. 331. Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Dawood Bin Mahraan, from Ali Bin Ismail Al-Maysamy, from a man from Juweyriyya Bin Mus’har who said

    I hurried behind Amir-ul-Momineen (asws), so he (asws) said to me: ‘O Juweyriyya! Those idiots were not destroyed except…

    Al-Kāfi #331 Volume 8 Read the narration
  13. 32. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Hammad bin Isa, from Huraiz bin Abdullah, from Zurara, that he said: Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, said

    Beware from wrapping in the manner of ssammaa’. He said: I said: And what is ssammaa’? That you make the cloth enter…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #756 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. (4) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Khalid al-Barqi from Ali bin Issma’eel from Muhammad bin Sinan that Hamza bin at-Tayyar had heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying

    “If there are no people on the earth except two, one of them will be al-Hujjah.”

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #133 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. Hadith.5907 - It is narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ali ibn Ismail, from Abdullah ibn Al-Waleed, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah Al-Sadiq Ja'far ibn Muhammad (as), who said

    "Four things are wasted in vain: Affection granted to one who has no loyalty, A favor bestowed upon one who does not…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #951 Volume 4 Read the narration
  16. Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. al-Hasan b. Aban narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from Ibn Abi `Umayr and Muhammad b. Isma`il from Mansur b. Yunus from Mansur b. Hazim. And `Ali b. Isma`il al-Muthanna from Mansur b. Hazim from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq from his forefathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: There is no breastfeeding after weaning. There is no [validity in] continuous fasting.…

    Al-Amālī #608 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 14. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Ali ibn Ma’bad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from abu Khidash from Ali ibn ’Isma‘il from Muhammad ibn ‘Abdah al-Naysaburiy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), if a cup of wine and a cup of al-Nabidh are equal. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, they…

    Al-Kāfi #1723 Volume 6 Read the narration
  18. 10. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Musa ibn ‘Umar al-Sayqal from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Sakuni from Ali ibn Isma’il al-Maythami from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, never sent a messenger who did not have attractive voice.”

    Al-Kāfi #2076 Volume 2 Read the narration
  19. Al-Husayn b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq al-Talaqani (ra) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Sa`id the servant of Bani Hashim narrated to us. He said: Al-Mundhir b. Muhammad narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Isma`il al-Muthayma narrated to us. He said

    Isma`il b. al-Fadl narrated to us. He said: I asked Aba `Abdillah Ja`far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq (as) about Allah; will He…

    Al-Amālī #668 Volume 1 Read the narration
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